OsVIL2 Regulates Spikelet Development by Controlling Regulatory Genes in Oryza sativa.
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SUBMITTER: Yoon H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5808121 | biostudies-literature | 2018
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<i>OsVIL2</i> Regulates Spikelet Development by Controlling Regulatory Genes in <i>Oryza sativa</i>.
Yoon Hyeryung H Yang Jungil J Liang Wanqi W Zhang Dabing D An Gynheung G
Frontiers in plant science 20180206
Flower organ patterning is accomplished by spatial and temporal functioning of various regulatory genes. We previously reported that <i>Oryza sativa VIN3-LIKE 2</i> (<i>OsVIL2</i>) induces flowering by mediating the trimethylation of Histone H3 on <i>LFL1</i> chromatin. In this study, we report that <i>OsVIL2</i> also plays crucial roles during spikelet development. Two independent lines of T-DNA insertional mutants in the gene displayed altered organ numbers and abnormal morphology in all spike ...[more]
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